Tranmere Rovers futsal manager Damon Shaw is confident the club can become a force to be reckoned with in the future with their place in the new FA National Futsal Super League now confirmed.

Shaw arrived on Merseyside last June and oversaw Tranmere’s maiden campaign in the National Futsal League North Division Two, in which they finished fourth.

The UEFA A Futsal-licensed coach boasts as much experience as any coach in the UK, having spent the previous three seasons in Barcelona after a seven-year spell with Middlesbrough Futsal Club, where he won the British University title three times and the FA Futsal League North once.

But Rovers make a significant step up this season having been accepted into the Super League, which gets underway in September and will involve 12 clubs across the country.

Tranmere join fellow professional clubs York City, Cambridge United and Oxford City among those in the new premier division for the sport.

“It’s a fantastic piece of news, it’s something we’ve been working towards all season,” Shaw said.

“We did everything we could off the pitch to get the nod to go in the Super League.

“The FA have accepted our application and we’ve got that to look forward to next season.”

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“It might take a few years to really challenge at the top but we’re building something good.

“We’ve got a group of players that are willing to learn and fight for Tranmere.

“I’ve really enjoyed this year, using the knowledge I picked up in Spain and bringing it back to an English club.

“I think the area is really buzzing for futsal. It’s a hot-bed of football.

“I was up in the North East previously and I thought that was a good place for football but what I’ve seen in Merseyside, on the Wirral specifically, there’s a desire to play and to be involved in the club.